Welcome to Ridgeway ...

The town of Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ridgeway has a population of 284 people<2> (see below for details).

Ridgeway is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ridgeway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ridgeway is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Ridgeway: 29130<4>

Websites for Ridgeway ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ridgeway, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ridgeway had an population of 284 people. This is a decrease of 10.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ridgeway had a population of 319 people. This makes Ridgeway the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 319 people, the population of Ridgeway decreased 2.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 328 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ridgeway.

Communities Also Named Ridgeway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Ridgeway - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeway.

Communities near Ridgeway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeway.

• Irmo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <5>
• Forest Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Blythewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <5>
• Winnsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Great Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <5>
• Elgin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• Arcadia Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
  • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
• Jenkinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <5>
• Winnsboro Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
  • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
• Rion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rion
  • Rion is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rion <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgeway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeway. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeway ...

Looking for more information about Ridgeway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ridgeway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgeway.

Adding Ridgeway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgeway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ridgeway was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Ridgeway in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgeway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/